How would a native English speaker pronounce “Almese”? [on hold]












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There are ten different ways to pronounce the name of this little town in Northern Italy.



What I'd like to know is how a native English speaker unburdened by childhood knowledge of their parents' native tongue would pronounce it.



Almese. Almese.






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  • Without ever having heard it before or knowing how the people who live there pronounce it? I'd probably say al-meaze. But I al-mess would be equally likely. I can think of others, of course, but they wouldn't be my first, uneducated attempt.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • @JasonBassford: could you spell al-meaze phonetically, please? Like, al-MAY-see, or al-MEEZ-ee, or al-MEEZ, or? ... I'd really, really appreciate it!
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago










  • I am not sure there are ten different ways to pronounce Almese in Italian. Wikipedia gives two pronunciation, Italian and local dialect. Almese (pronuncia Almése, /al'meze/[3]; Almèis in piemontese) it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almese - how a foreigner would pronounce that...is irrelevant.
    – user240918
    14 hours ago












  • @user240918: Yes, I'm aware of that. That's not what I'm asking.
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago






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    This question is likely unanswerable for a number of reasons: 1) English is not spelled phonetically, so there is no single way that an unfamiliar word will be pronounced; 2) some (most?) English speakers will recognize this word as foreign and attempt to pronounce it according to their idea of how foreign words are pronounced. 2a) Often English speakers will pronounce all foreign words as if they're French, in which case: all-MESS. 2b) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Spanish: all-MESS-eh; 2c) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Arabic: ?
    – Juhasz
    14 hours ago
















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There are ten different ways to pronounce the name of this little town in Northern Italy.



What I'd like to know is how a native English speaker unburdened by childhood knowledge of their parents' native tongue would pronounce it.



Almese. Almese.






pronunciation







share|improve this question













put on hold as primarily opinion-based by user240918, Jason Bassford, tchrist♦ 11 hours ago


Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.















  • Without ever having heard it before or knowing how the people who live there pronounce it? I'd probably say al-meaze. But I al-mess would be equally likely. I can think of others, of course, but they wouldn't be my first, uneducated attempt.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • @JasonBassford: could you spell al-meaze phonetically, please? Like, al-MAY-see, or al-MEEZ-ee, or al-MEEZ, or? ... I'd really, really appreciate it!
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago










  • I am not sure there are ten different ways to pronounce Almese in Italian. Wikipedia gives two pronunciation, Italian and local dialect. Almese (pronuncia Almése, /al'meze/[3]; Almèis in piemontese) it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almese - how a foreigner would pronounce that...is irrelevant.
    – user240918
    14 hours ago












  • @user240918: Yes, I'm aware of that. That's not what I'm asking.
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago






  • 4




    This question is likely unanswerable for a number of reasons: 1) English is not spelled phonetically, so there is no single way that an unfamiliar word will be pronounced; 2) some (most?) English speakers will recognize this word as foreign and attempt to pronounce it according to their idea of how foreign words are pronounced. 2a) Often English speakers will pronounce all foreign words as if they're French, in which case: all-MESS. 2b) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Spanish: all-MESS-eh; 2c) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Arabic: ?
    – Juhasz
    14 hours ago














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There are ten different ways to pronounce the name of this little town in Northern Italy.



What I'd like to know is how a native English speaker unburdened by childhood knowledge of their parents' native tongue would pronounce it.



Almese. Almese.






pronunciation







share|improve this question













There are ten different ways to pronounce the name of this little town in Northern Italy.



What I'd like to know is how a native English speaker unburdened by childhood knowledge of their parents' native tongue would pronounce it.



Almese. Almese.






pronunciation




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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by user240918, Jason Bassford, tchrist♦ 11 hours ago


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put on hold as primarily opinion-based by user240918, Jason Bassford, tchrist♦ 11 hours ago


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  • Without ever having heard it before or knowing how the people who live there pronounce it? I'd probably say al-meaze. But I al-mess would be equally likely. I can think of others, of course, but they wouldn't be my first, uneducated attempt.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • @JasonBassford: could you spell al-meaze phonetically, please? Like, al-MAY-see, or al-MEEZ-ee, or al-MEEZ, or? ... I'd really, really appreciate it!
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago










  • I am not sure there are ten different ways to pronounce Almese in Italian. Wikipedia gives two pronunciation, Italian and local dialect. Almese (pronuncia Almése, /al'meze/[3]; Almèis in piemontese) it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almese - how a foreigner would pronounce that...is irrelevant.
    – user240918
    14 hours ago












  • @user240918: Yes, I'm aware of that. That's not what I'm asking.
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago






  • 4




    This question is likely unanswerable for a number of reasons: 1) English is not spelled phonetically, so there is no single way that an unfamiliar word will be pronounced; 2) some (most?) English speakers will recognize this word as foreign and attempt to pronounce it according to their idea of how foreign words are pronounced. 2a) Often English speakers will pronounce all foreign words as if they're French, in which case: all-MESS. 2b) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Spanish: all-MESS-eh; 2c) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Arabic: ?
    – Juhasz
    14 hours ago


















  • Without ever having heard it before or knowing how the people who live there pronounce it? I'd probably say al-meaze. But I al-mess would be equally likely. I can think of others, of course, but they wouldn't be my first, uneducated attempt.
    – Jason Bassford
    14 hours ago










  • @JasonBassford: could you spell al-meaze phonetically, please? Like, al-MAY-see, or al-MEEZ-ee, or al-MEEZ, or? ... I'd really, really appreciate it!
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago










  • I am not sure there are ten different ways to pronounce Almese in Italian. Wikipedia gives two pronunciation, Italian and local dialect. Almese (pronuncia Almése, /al'meze/[3]; Almèis in piemontese) it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almese - how a foreigner would pronounce that...is irrelevant.
    – user240918
    14 hours ago












  • @user240918: Yes, I'm aware of that. That's not what I'm asking.
    – Ricky
    14 hours ago






  • 4




    This question is likely unanswerable for a number of reasons: 1) English is not spelled phonetically, so there is no single way that an unfamiliar word will be pronounced; 2) some (most?) English speakers will recognize this word as foreign and attempt to pronounce it according to their idea of how foreign words are pronounced. 2a) Often English speakers will pronounce all foreign words as if they're French, in which case: all-MESS. 2b) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Spanish: all-MESS-eh; 2c) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Arabic: ?
    – Juhasz
    14 hours ago
















Without ever having heard it before or knowing how the people who live there pronounce it? I'd probably say al-meaze. But I al-mess would be equally likely. I can think of others, of course, but they wouldn't be my first, uneducated attempt.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago




Without ever having heard it before or knowing how the people who live there pronounce it? I'd probably say al-meaze. But I al-mess would be equally likely. I can think of others, of course, but they wouldn't be my first, uneducated attempt.
– Jason Bassford
14 hours ago












@JasonBassford: could you spell al-meaze phonetically, please? Like, al-MAY-see, or al-MEEZ-ee, or al-MEEZ, or? ... I'd really, really appreciate it!
– Ricky
14 hours ago




@JasonBassford: could you spell al-meaze phonetically, please? Like, al-MAY-see, or al-MEEZ-ee, or al-MEEZ, or? ... I'd really, really appreciate it!
– Ricky
14 hours ago












I am not sure there are ten different ways to pronounce Almese in Italian. Wikipedia gives two pronunciation, Italian and local dialect. Almese (pronuncia Almése, /al'meze/[3]; Almèis in piemontese) it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almese - how a foreigner would pronounce that...is irrelevant.
– user240918
14 hours ago






I am not sure there are ten different ways to pronounce Almese in Italian. Wikipedia gives two pronunciation, Italian and local dialect. Almese (pronuncia Almése, /al'meze/[3]; Almèis in piemontese) it.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almese - how a foreigner would pronounce that...is irrelevant.
– user240918
14 hours ago














@user240918: Yes, I'm aware of that. That's not what I'm asking.
– Ricky
14 hours ago




@user240918: Yes, I'm aware of that. That's not what I'm asking.
– Ricky
14 hours ago




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4




This question is likely unanswerable for a number of reasons: 1) English is not spelled phonetically, so there is no single way that an unfamiliar word will be pronounced; 2) some (most?) English speakers will recognize this word as foreign and attempt to pronounce it according to their idea of how foreign words are pronounced. 2a) Often English speakers will pronounce all foreign words as if they're French, in which case: all-MESS. 2b) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Spanish: all-MESS-eh; 2c) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Arabic: ?
– Juhasz
14 hours ago




This question is likely unanswerable for a number of reasons: 1) English is not spelled phonetically, so there is no single way that an unfamiliar word will be pronounced; 2) some (most?) English speakers will recognize this word as foreign and attempt to pronounce it according to their idea of how foreign words are pronounced. 2a) Often English speakers will pronounce all foreign words as if they're French, in which case: all-MESS. 2b) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Spanish: all-MESS-eh; 2c) The initial "al" will give some people the idea that it's Arabic: ?
– Juhasz
14 hours ago















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